Places for People Project in South Eugene

The Places for People project focuses on making downtown safer, more vibrant and more welcoming for all people. One thing that we’ve heard repeatedly from the Mayor, City Council, Planning Commission, and others is that it’s not enough to talk to people already in the downtown, or to hold events downtown, but we must also go out to other parts of the city and find people who – for one reason or another – aren’t downtown. For this reason, we’ve held Pop Up Stations, like this upcoming one at Capella, in different parts of the city at neighborhood grocery stores, rec centers and similar community locations.

The event at Capella is an outreach opportunity to talk about public space in downtown asking a very simple question, “What activities would bring you downtown?”For those who are interested in further conversation, we’re answering questions about downtown and Places for People, and listening to their ideas and comments.

The Places for People project focuses on making downtown safer, more vibrant and more welcoming for all people. It should go without saying that the community voice is critical to any conversation about community spaces, and we’re working with a consultant (Project for Public Spaces) to make sure that we’re hearing from a wide group of stakeholders and diverse perspectives. One thing that we’ve heard repeatedly from the Mayor, City Council, Planning Commission, and others is that it’s not enough to talk to people already in the downtown, or to hold events downtown, but we must also go out to other parts of the city and find people who – for one reason or another – aren’t downtown. For this reason, we’ve held Pop Up Stations, like this upcoming one at Capella, in different parts of the city at neighborhood grocery stores, rec centers and similar community locations.

We only have a few events left, and we’d love hear from a large number of people from southeast Eugene – either at the Pop Up Station at Capella or through the online survey. The survey allows people to provide opinions and observations in much more detail, and it also helps gather information about how people use downtown today. The survey will wrap up next Friday (Nov. 18).